Planning Authorities and Property Development: Biodiversity
Commons · Question 65962 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms exist for (a) developers and (b) local planning authorities to appeal the (i) availability and (ii) cost of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain credits in cases where viabl
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 15 Jul 2025
Statutory credits are a last resort way of achieving biodiversity net gain (BNG). They are different from biodiversity units, which are sold in the offsite market. If developers buy statutory credits, this is because it is not possible to restore habitats...